Who gets a mammogram amongst European women aged 50-69 years?

Health Economics Review

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-13

  Wuebker, Ansgar ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Instrumental variables; Life expectancy; Mammogram; Physician quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPEAN; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84905679365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21911991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2191-1991-2-6     Document Type: Article

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